Afghanistan vs South Sudan statistics compared

Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 11.9M in South Sudan (ranked 81/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 243,990 sq mi for South Sudan (ranked 40th vs. 41st).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and South Sudan ranks 150/197 ($12B). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while South Sudan ranks 172/197 ($1,080).

Afghanistan and South Sudan: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and South Sudan economies compared

GDP

Afghanistan

South Sudan

Table

Year	GDP
	Afghanistan	South Sudan
2000	$3,521,418,060	-
2001	$2,813,571,754	-
2002	$3,825,701,439	-
2003	$4,520,946,819	-
2004	$5,224,896,719	-
2005	$6,203,256,539	-
2006	$6,971,758,282	-
2007	$9,747,886,187	-
2008	$10,109,297,048	$14,586,253,383
2009	$12,416,152,732	$12,231,264,525
2010	$15,856,668,556	$14,602,072,411
2011	$17,805,098,206	$14,907,308,933
2012	$19,907,329,778	$11,931,472,169
2013	$20,146,416,758	$18,426,469,017
2014	$20,497,128,556	$13,962,212,847
2015	$19,134,221,645	$11,997,800,760
2016	$18,116,572,395	-
2017	$18,753,456,498	-
2018	$18,053,222,687	-
2019	$18,799,444,490	-
2020	$19,955,929,052	-
2021	$14,259,995,441	-
2022	$14,497,243,872	-
2023	$17,152,234,637	-

Afghanistan and South Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita

Afghanistan

South Sudan

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Afghanistan	South Sudan
2000	$174.9	-
2001	$138.7	-
2002	$179	-
2003	$198.9	-
2004	$221.8	-
2005	$254.2	-
2006	$274.2	-
2007	$376	-
2008	$382	$1,654
2009	$452	$1,323
2010	$561	$1,498
2011	$607	$1,449
2012	$651	$1,109
2013	$637	$1,650
2014	$625	$1,243
2015	$566	$1,080
2016	$522	-
2017	$525	-
2018	$491	-
2019	$497	-
2020	$511	-
2021	$356	-
2022	$357	-
2023	$414	-

Afghanistan vs. South Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Afghanistan

South Sudan

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Afghanistan	South Sudan
1950	28.2	30.2
1951	28.6	30.6
1952	29	31
1953	29.5	31.4
1954	29.7	31.7
1955	30.4	32
1956	30.8	31.6
1957	31.3	30.9
1958	31.8	27.6
1959	32.3	27.8
1960	32.8	28.1
1961	33.3	28.3
1962	33.8	28.5
1963	34.2	28.2
1964	34.7	32.5
1965	35.1	28.8
1966	35.6	25.6
1967	36	25.9
1968	36.5	26.1
1969	37	25.4
1970	37.5	25.6
1971	37.9	31
1972	38.4	31.3
1973	39	36.3
1974	39.5	36.6
1975	40	36.9
1976	40.5	37.1
1977	41.1	37.4
1978	40.1	37.6
1979	38.8	37.8
1980	39.3	38
1981	39.4	38.3
1982	36.1	38.7
1983	36.5	34.7
1984	31.5	31.8
1985	32.1	32.4
1986	38.4	32.8
1987	38.8	20.7
1988	43.2	11
1989	44.5	28.2
1990	45.1	28.6
1991	45.5	29.2
1992	46.6	21.9
1993	51	22.3
1994	51	44.9
1995	52.1	31.5
1996	52.8	32.1
1997	53.2	33.1
1998	52.5	19
1999	54.5	44.5
2000	55	47.6
2001	55.5	48.6
2002	56.2	49.4
2003	57.2	52.3
2004	57.8	53.1
2005	58.2	54
2006	58.6	54.7
2007	59	55.4
2008	59.7	56.3
2009	60.2	56.8
2010	60.7	57.5
2011	61.3	57.7
2012	61.7	58.2
2013	62.2	58.3
2014	62.3	45.6
2015	62.3	39.8
2016	62.6	36.7
2017	62.4	35.4
2018	62.4	51.9
2019	62.9	58.1
2020	61.5	57.6
2021	60.4	57
2022	65.6	57.2
2023	66	57.6
2024	66.3	57.7
2025	66.5	57.9

Afghanistan and South Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population

Afghanistan

South Sudan

Table

Year	Population
	Afghanistan	South Sudan
1960	9,035,043	2,931,559
1961	9,214,083	2,976,724
1962	9,404,406	3,024,308
1963	9,604,487	3,072,669
1964	9,814,318	3,129,918
1965	10,036,008	3,189,835
1966	10,266,395	3,236,423
1967	10,505,959	3,277,648
1968	10,756,922	3,321,528
1969	11,017,409	3,365,533
1970	11,290,128	3,409,614
1971	11,567,667	3,468,646
1972	11,853,696	3,542,497
1973	12,157,999	3,627,383
1974	12,469,127	3,723,259
1975	12,773,954	3,821,494
1976	13,059,851	3,921,910
1977	13,340,756	4,024,032
1978	13,611,441	4,127,657
1979	13,655,567	4,232,605
1980	13,169,311	4,339,030
1981	11,937,581	4,447,272
1982	10,991,378	4,557,686
1983	10,917,982	4,661,574
1984	11,190,221	4,750,627
1985	11,426,852	4,834,296
1986	11,420,074	4,921,240
1987	11,387,818	4,962,395
1988	11,523,298	4,848,029
1989	11,874,088	4,713,229
1990	12,045,660	4,737,633
1991	12,238,879	4,836,677
1992	13,278,974	4,909,749
1993	14,943,172	4,956,002
1994	16,250,794	5,071,184
1995	17,065,836	5,225,836
1996	17,763,266	5,356,925
1997	18,452,091	5,509,136
1998	19,159,996	5,620,068
1999	19,887,785	5,771,628
2000	20,130,327	6,032,267
2001	20,284,307	6,308,391
2002	21,378,117	6,596,806
2003	22,733,049	6,903,127
2004	23,560,654	7,233,041
2005	24,404,567	7,590,143
2006	25,424,094	7,976,526
2007	25,909,852	8,388,788
2008	26,482,622	8,817,647
2009	27,466,101	9,243,556
2010	28,284,089	9,745,953
2011	29,347,708	10,288,109
2012	30,560,034	10,756,240
2013	31,622,704	11,166,275
2014	32,792,523	11,235,073
2015	33,831,764	11,107,561
2016	34,700,612	10,830,102
2017	35,688,935	10,259,154
2018	36,743,039	10,122,977
2019	37,856,121	10,423,384
2020	39,068,979	10,698,467
2021	40,000,412	10,865,780
2022	40,578,842	11,021,177
2023	41,454,761	11,483,374
2024	42,647,492	11,943,408

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and South Sudan

Fertility rate

Afghanistan

South Sudan

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Afghanistan	South Sudan
1960	7.28	7.16
1961	7.28	7.18
1962	7.29	7.2
1963	7.3	7.2
1964	7.3	7.22
1965	7.31	7.22
1966	7.32	7.25
1967	7.34	7.26
1968	7.36	7.26
1969	7.39	7.28
1970	7.4	7.29
1971	7.43	7.3
1972	7.45	7.31
1973	7.49	7.31
1974	7.53	7.31
1975	7.54	7.33
1976	7.56	7.33
1977	7.59	7.33
1978	7.6	7.33
1979	7.61	7.32
1980	7.64	7.33
1981	7.62	7.33
1982	7.6	7.34
1983	7.57	7.34
1984	7.55	7.35
1985	7.55	7.36
1986	7.55	7.38
1987	7.55	7.39
1988	7.55	7.38
1989	7.56	7.37
1990	7.58	7.38
1991	7.63	7.38
1992	7.7	7.37
1993	7.76	7.36
1994	7.77	7.35
1995	7.77	7.34
1996	7.76	7.32
1997	7.73	7.2
1998	7.69	7.08
1999	7.64	6.94
2000	7.57	6.8
2001	7.45	6.65
2002	7.32	6.52
2003	7.17	6.35
2004	7.02	6.19
2005	6.86	6.02
2006	6.69	5.85
2007	6.51	5.7
2008	6.39	5.57
2009	6.3	5.45
2010	6.2	5.32
2011	6.09	5.19
2012	5.99	5.06
2013	5.88	4.94
2014	5.77	4.82
2015	5.65	4.7
2016	5.54	4.58
2017	5.43	4.48
2018	5.33	4.37
2019	5.24	4.26
2020	5.15	4.16
2021	5.04	4.05
2022	4.93	3.96
2023	4.84	3.86

Afghanistan and South Sudan demographics compared

Median age

Afghanistan

South Sudan

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Afghanistan	South Sudan
1960	18.9	18.6
1961	18.9	18.5
1962	18.8	18.5
1963	18.7	18.4
1964	18.6	18.4
1965	18.6	18.3
1966	18.5	18.3
1967	18.4	18.2
1968	18.3	18
1969	18.2	17.9
1970	18.1	17.7
1971	17.9	17.6
1972	17.8	17.5
1973	17.7	17.5
1974	17.6	17.4
1975	17.5	17.4
1976	17.4	17.3
1977	17.3	17.2
1978	17.2	17.2
1979	17	17.1
1980	16.9	17.1
1981	16.8	17
1982	16.7	16.9
1983	16.6	16.8
1984	16.5	16.8
1985	16.4	16.7
1986	16.3	16.6
1987	16.3	16.5
1988	16.2	16.8
1989	16.1	17.1
1990	16.1	17
1991	16	17
1992	15.9	17
1993	15.8	16.9
1994	15.7	16.9
1995	15.6	16.9
1996	15.5	16.9
1997	15.3	16.9
1998	15.2	17
1999	15.1	17.1
2000	15	17.2
2001	14.9	17.3
2002	14.9	17.3
2003	14.9	17.3
2004	14.9	17.4
2005	15	17.6
2006	15.1	17.8
2007	15.2	18
2008	15.3	18.2
2009	15.5	18.4
2010	15.7	18.7
2011	15.9	19
2012	16	19.2
2013	16.2	19.3
2014	16.4	19
2015	16.6	18.6
2016	16.8	18.2
2017	17	17.4
2018	17.1	17.3
2019	17.3	17.8
2020	17.5	18.2
2021	17.6	18.4
2022	17.8	18.7
2023	18	19
2024	18.2	19.4

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